reshore

American  

[ree-shawr] / ˈriˌʃɔr /

verb (used with or without object)

1. (of a company or organization) to return offshored jobs or business activities to the home territory.

   We expect to have reshored most of our media maintenance by the end of April.

   It is unlikely that the company will continue to reshore this year.

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Other Word Forms

• reshoring noun

Etymology

Origin of reshore

re- ( def. ) + shore ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

There weren’t many people buzzing around, a reminder that the biggest reason to reshore chip-making isn’t to drive mass employment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The pandemic “exposed the dire need to reshore American manufacturing,” the spokesperson wrote.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Another respondent, in the machinery industry, added: "Tariffs continue to be a large impact to our business. The products we import are not readily manufactured in the US, so attempts to reshore have been unsuccessful."

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

But as the US pushes to reshore industries such as semiconductors, trade groups say there are not enough workers with the necessary skills in the US.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

The U.S. wants to reshore manufacturing, and China wants to sell its manufactured products into the American market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025